Razor.



S. W. CHARLES.

RAZOR.

APPLICATION IILED JUNE27,1911.

1,105,756. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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WITN E5555 THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINTON. D, C

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SAMUEL W. CHARLES, 0F IPALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27, 1911. Serial No. 635,591.

The primary object of my inventionlis to provide a simple and novel razor, the blade of which may be correctly stropped without removing it from its holder in the razor frame.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully hereinafter specified in preferred form.

In the drawing Figure 1. is the topplan view of a razor embodying the features of the invention in position on the strop for stropping. Fig. 2 is a side view corresponding to Fig. 1 except that the near half of the pulley clip is removed. Fig.3 is a partial rear view of the razor With pulley clip attached, one end of the clip being distorted to showthe square hole in the pulley.

The constitutent parts of the razor are the frame A to which are attached the handle B and combed guard plate C.

D is a cylindrical shaft and rests in slots V in frame A. Slots V are rounded at their inner extremity in frame A so as to permit shaft D to freely turn when the razor is placed in clip T for stropping.

I is the blade and is held in a slot in bladeholder H. The bladeholder H is rigidly attached to shaft D. The bladeis held against the guard O in a position for shaving by movable latch fingers G, the hooked ends of which project over each corner of the blade. The latch fingers are held in lockingposition by spring Kwhich is fastened to handle B. The blade is released by pressing together the two latch handles J which spread. apart the fingers Gr. The blade 1 I may be then swung clear of the guard plate 0 for stropping or cleaning or may be removed from the frame by slipping the shaft D out of the slots V.

L is a bar in frame A and serves to maintain proper relation between strop and blade in theact of stropping. The strop, that is preferably employed consists of aclam M to which are attached strop N and cor s P. These cords pass through openings Q in clamp M.

T is a steelframe or steel clip of spring material. Held in this clip are two pulleys engage-the projecting ends of shaft D which are squared to receivethem. The clip is attached to the strop by wrapping the cords Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

F which are free to rotate in the clip and have square holes through their centers to once around their respective pulleys in such a manner that the cords approach and leave the pulleys at the topas shown in Figs. 1

and 2.

To strop the razor, the razor is placed in the pulley cllpT by slipping its handle B through the hole therein and springing apart the pulleys Fso that the squared ends of shaft D may be fitted into the squared holesin pulleys F. The spring in clip T will hold the squared ends of shaft D firmly in their places in pulleys F while stropping. The blade is released by pressing together the two latch handles J which spread apart the latch fingers G. Pass the strop through the razor frame under the bar L. other hand move the razor forward and backward along the strop by means of its handle B. The action of the cords on the pulleys causes the blade to extend in the direction opposite to that in which the razor is moving and to be dragged in stropping position along the strop N. The pressure of the blade against the strop is regulated by the tension put upon the cords by the hand holding them. Upon reaching the end of a stroke the return stroke is begun but With the i The projecting ends of I do not limit myself to the exact details described above. It will be understood that the details of construction may be varied slightly to facilitate or cheapen manufacture.

operation, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a razor, the combinationwith a supporting frame, of an oscillatory blade holder latches engaging over the cutting edge of" holder and having va cutting edges located at the margin of the comb plate, and oppositely-acting latches slidably mounted on the journaledtherein and having a blade receiving -.slot, and opposite 'reoiprocatorv the blade and having overlapped ofi'set por-Q tions forming finger pieces that are movable. toward and-from'each other. I

2. In a razor," *the combination with a frame having a handleand aoomb Pl2tt-Q,'Of an oscillatory blade holder mounted on the," frame, a 'blfidB- ClQilfi-ChflblY mounted in the rear side or the comb plate and provided with offset finger pieces that are movable toward each other; saidl'atches having hooks that detachably engage over the blade to hold the latter in position on the comb plate other.

1 SAMUEL WV. CHARLES; Witnesses: V-

' FREDERICK, SCHNEIDER,

E. L. HYDE, O40. RHODES.

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- "washingtonyll'icfl i and being movable outwardly upon the movement of the finger pieces 'towardeach 2 0 

